The three images above were created by long-exposure photography of the flight paths of drones with onboard bright lights.
The first image is from Jadikan's new series, Phénomènes (Instagram), in which he uses fireworks to create brightly-lit cylindrical forms.
The second one is by Will Ferguson of Broadway Tower in the Cotswolds — you can see more of his aerial work here or on Instagram.
The third is from Reuben Wu (Instagram), whose work I've featured here for many years. IMO, Wu's work is slightly more polished than Jadikan's or Ferguson's, but I enjoy experiencing all of it. (via petapixel)
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It's been a bit since we've checked in on artist Reuben Wu, who uses drones to paint (sculpt?) with light in the sky over dark landscapes. Most of his recent stuff seems to be video on his Instagram account but I pulled a couple of photos of his that I haven't featured before. Always inspiring stuff worth exploring.
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Always a pleasure to see new work from Reuben Wu, whose stuff I've featured here before. For this piece, Wu journeys into the audiovisual realm, combining his light-forward photography with his music production work (he's a member of the band Ladytron). Colossal, as usual, has the skinny:
For EX STASIS, Wu programmed a stick of 200 LED lights to shift in color and shape above the calm landscapes. He captured the mesmerizing movements in-camera, and through a combination of stills, timelapse, and real-time footage, produced four audiovisual works that juxtapose the natural scenery with the artificially produced light and electronic sounds. "As it gets dark, my surroundings cease to be an exterior experience and become a subliminal space, and that's when I feel most connected and aware of my sense of being," Wu says. "This dynamic terrestrial chiaroscuro synchronizes with my sound design and music to form singular looping pieces."
"Dynamic terrestrial chiaroscuro"!!! Also, this photo from Wu's Insta is just fricking beautiful. (via colossal)
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I've featured Reuben Wu's work here before so when I saw via Colossal that he's got some new stuff going on, I immediately went to check it out. In his Aeroglyphs, Lux Noctis, and Field of Infinity projects, Wu achieves a minimalist sci-fi lighting effect by using drones to light desolately beautiful natural landscapes. Check out his Instagram and Facebook for more images, particularly this video.
Oh, and he also caught the recent total solar eclipse in Chile in this video and this photo. Wow. Kicking myself a little bit that I did not get organized to head to Chile for this.
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Oh, I love these photos by Reuben Wu. As part of his project Lux Noctis, Wu flies drones in circles around mountain peaks and takes long-exposure photos, creating these beautiful haloed landscapes. Wu spoke to Colossal about his interest in zero-trace land art:
Recently Wu has evolved his process of working with the drones to form light paths above topographical peaks in the mountainous terrain. "I see it as a kind of 'zero trace' version of land art where the environment remains untouched by the artist, and at the same time is presented in a sublime way which speaks to 19th century Romantic painting and science and fictional imagery," said Wu to Colossal.
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